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School board finance group reviews expenditures ahead of upcoming budget cycle
As the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District prepares to grapple with another $13 million deficit for the upcoming…
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Local field for 2024 state elections takes shape
Although Alaska’s next general election is almost a year away, candidates interested in representing the Kenai Peninsula on…
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School board briefed on role of AI in education
While there may be consequences to further incorporating AI use in schools, there may also be consequences for…
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Off the Shelf: Alaska rom-com is a not-so-guilty pleasure
From the start, the story has the same allure of a Hallmark Christmas movie
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Emergency services, roads top borough capital priority list
The 72-page plan outlines more than 30 projects
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Borough to include cities in tourism promotion materials
Borough code doesn’t allow the borough to promote city-specific tourism without entering into a partnership with that city
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Seward council considers electricity rate hike
A resolution considered at Monday’s council meeting would increase rates by $0.06 per kWh for all customers
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‘Budget 101’: School district savings accounts
The series aims to inform the general public about how the KPBSD budget process works
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Assembly OKs changes to borough invocation policy
The new policy says only chaplains may give assembly invocations
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Off the Shelf: Majestic landscape marred by narrow perspective
John Muir’s classic “Travels in Alaska” juxtaposes beauty with a writer’s disconcerting bias
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School board briefed on e-cigarette use by SoHi assistant principal
Results from the 2019 Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that one in four students said they currently…
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Seldovia receives $2.3M to replace Jakolof Bay dock
The project is one of seven in Alaska funded through the department’s Port Infrastructure Development Program,
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From Hope to Homer, KPBSD adjusts to Alaska Reads Act
Implementing the standards outlined by the legislation is not a one-size-fits-all approach